Summary of Extreme Ownership

Effective leaders are those who can successfully drive their teams towards winning through powerful communication skills

Thus, the secret towards working together to win is to communicate well and establish a better working relationship. This helps leaders to understand the various problems and challenges faced by the other team which has resulted in the delays

However, when divisions become too focused on their own tasks, tension may arise. They begin to lose sight of the fact that they are to work together as a team, and towards the same objective. They see the other divisions as competitors instead of allies. When this happens, the responsibility falls on the leader to make sure that their eyes remain fixated on the strategic mission.

Although the senior managers did not immediately see the logic behind the initial instruction, it is still incumbent upon the CEO to properly orient them. He must provide detailed guidelines on how their long-term goals can be sustained by this new plan. He must make his teammates realize that there are things far greater than their own – the company itself, its services, and the employment of people who are dependent upon the company.

leaders must have a deep understanding of is the belief in the mission.